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Crafted in sterling silver, the pendant is also inscribed with "Goodness Triumphs" to fully reflect the story's message.

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  1. noun Something suspended from something else, especially an ornament or piece of jewelry attached to a necklace or bracelet.
  2. noun A hanging lamp or chandelier.
  3. noun A sculptured ornament suspended from a vaulted Gothic roof or ceiling.
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  • She hadn't needed her eyes, though, to know of the danger, for her pendant was hot against her skin, warning her. —  The Flight of the Wren
  • And this pendant was all that kept the Dream-master out of her mind. —  The Flight of the Wren
  • [8] Reasoning from Nelson's position, as the pendant was flying without proper authority on board a ship under his immediate command, he should, as senior captain afloat, have gone further and hauled it down. —  The Life of Nelson, Vol. I
  • Sakamoto's father—also a cop—was shot by fellow officers for betraying them to the Hureisenjin, and, initially loyal to Japan, Sakamoto begins to experience doubts, partly due to visions he has of a woman wearing a pendant which is, coincidentally, shaped like the Lunar Soul. —  FSFMay2005
  • Crafted in sterling silver, the pendant is also inscribed with "Goodness Triumphs" to fully reflect the story's message. —  Narnia Fans
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earring ·  bracelet ·  clasp ·  bead ·  locket ·  fait ·  encore ·  amulet ·  medallion ·  aussi ·  fut ·  avoit

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  1. Middle English pendaunt, from Old French pendant, from present participle of pendre, to hang, from Vulgar Latin *pendere, from Latin pendēre; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also pendent; from Middle English pendaunt, pendawnt, pendande, from Old French pendant, French pendant = Spanish pendiente = Portuguese Italian pendente, hanging; as a noun, a thing that hangs down, a pendant, counterpart, fellow, etc.; from Latin penden(t-)s, hanging, in Middle Latin, as a noun, a thing hanging down, a slope, porch, ear-ring, etc., present participle of pendere, hang: see pendent.
 

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